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$60+ million in commitments for Solver teams and social entrepreneurs
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160 million lives affected by Solver teams around the world
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600+ partnerships catalyzed for Solver teams and entrepreneurs

2021 - 2022 At a Glance Report

Solve is on a mission to drive innovation to solve world challenges. Learn more about our work, and how it impacts the world.

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Solve Innovation Cycle

Solve is a marketplace for social impact innovation: we find innovators around the world and catalyze partnerships across our community to scale their work—driving lasting, transformational change. To accomplish this, we designed the Solve Innovation Cycle.

Each year, Solve launches Global Challenges. Entrepreneurs apply through our open innovation platform, and the most promising are selected as Solver teams. We then convene our cross-sector community to build the partnerships these Solver teams need to scale their impact.

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Source inspiring innovators around the world

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Invite communities to vote and share local perspectives

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Select the most promising solutions as Solver teams

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Catalyze partnerships

  • Since 2016, over 9,600 innovators from 160 countries have submitted solutions to Solve's Global Challenges

  • Solve Challenges and solutions have earned over 200,000 votes

  • Solve has a portfolio of 268 Solver teams headquartered in 56 countries through our Global Challenges

  • Thanks to our partners, Solve has catalyzed over $60 million in commitments and 600+ partnerships for Solver teams and social entrepreneurs

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Source inspiring innovators around the world

Since 2016, over 9,600 innovators from 160 countries have submitted solutions to Solve's Global Challenges

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Invite communities to vote and share local perspectives

Solve Challenges and solutions have earned over 200,000 votes

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Select the most promising solutions as Solver teams

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Solve has a portfolio of 268 Solver teams headquartered in 56 countries through our Global Challenges

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Catalyze partnerships

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Thanks to our partners, Solve has catalyzed over $60 million in commitments and 600+ partnerships for Solver teams and social entrepreneurs

Featured Partnerships

Partnerships are Solve marketplace success stories—often occurring between a Solver and Member. Thanks to our partners, Solve has catalyzed over $60 million in commitments and 600+ partnerships for Solver teams and social entrepreneurs.

Partnership Stories
Indigenous Communities Fellowship

Protect Medicinal Plants

Their partnership with the Wild Elements Foundation has helped Indigenous Communities Fellow, Richelle Thomas, to grow her work from a research project into a community driven public health campaign.

Partner Challenges

Expanding Community Disease Detection

Our engagement with Trinity Challenge has led to a major partnership for Solver PODD. PODD, a platform for pre-spillover community disease detection, was the recipient of a $1.8M grant; PODD plans to expand their operations to six new countries over the next three years.

Sustainability

Microsoft’s Climate Innovation Fund

The Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund led an interseries convertible debt round for Rheaply, leading to a $2,100,000 investment to Rheaply. Rheaply now plans to help Microsoft implement a carbon product roadmap to move towards their goal of carbon neutrality by 2030.

Sustainability

Business Coaching Helps Restore Coastal Communities Faster

Solver Marauder One (M1) was matched with Schmidt Marine and the Schmidt Family Foundation to receive transformational coaching from a business venture coach. Through this relationship, Marauder One has executed a technology development contract and accelerated its restoration efforts by reducing its time and cost metrics.

What is a partnership?

Partnerships are Solve marketplace success stories. More specifically, a partnership occurs between two or more entities—often a Solver and Member—and has a value of at least $10,000, including grants, investments, or in-kind resources.

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Partnership Stories Partnership Stories
Solver Portfolio
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Solver teams headquartered in 56 countries
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62%
women-led
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60%
for profit
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36%
nonprofit / hybrid 4% unregistered
16%
prototype
33%
pilot
43%
growth
7%
scale
Solver Teams Around the World
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